--- title: "4 Michael Tanner Quotes - Famous Professor (Wagner)" description: "Michael Keith Tanner was a British philosopher and opera critic. Browse 4 Michael Tanner quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-michael-tanner-73004.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Michael Tanner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-michael-tanner-73004.jpg) # Michael Tanner (1935–2024) Professor **4** quotes in **47** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Michael Tanner was a professor, best known for *Wagner*. ## Quick Facts About Michael Tanner Born April 15, 1935 Died April 3, 2024 Profession Professor Notable works Wagner ## About Michael Tanner Michael Keith Tanner was a British philosopher and opera critic. ## Quotes by Michael Tanner > [The future of research is interdisciplina ry, and will quickly take us into areas that today we cannot even foresee. This building…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-tanner/the-future-of-research-is-interdisciplina-ry-and-will-quickly-take-us/) Michael Tanner [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66f/michael-tanner-73004_areas_the-future-of-research-is-interdisciplin_1833251.jpg) > [The tragedy of government welfare programs is not just wasted taxpayer money but wasted lives. The effects of welfare in encouraging the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-tanner/the-tragedy-of-government-welfare-programs-is-not-just-wasted/) Michael Tanner [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9f/michael-tanner-73004_break_the-tragedy-of-government-welfare-progra_2046070.jpg) > [Forget the state concerns -- we think this is bad for churches. Most churches are small and not ready to handle 500…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-tanner/forget-the-state-concerns-we-think-this-is-bad-for-churches-most/) Michael Tanner [Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/church/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/974/michael-tanner-73004_church_forget-the-state-concerns-we-think-this_2624828.jpg) > [“There is nothing wrong with appearances, so long as we realize that that is what they are (this will always be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-tanner/there-is-nothing-wrong-with-appearances-so-long-as-we-realize-that/) Michael Tanner [Fashion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fashion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bde/michael-tanner-73004_fashion_there-is-nothing-wrong-with-appearances_2884598.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-tanner/#itemlist", "name": "Michael Tanner Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The future of research is interdisciplina ry, and will quickly take us into areas that today we cannot even foresee. 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